Article from AdelaideNow Wednesday 14 November 2012 Read full article here.
Dozens of kittens are being dumped at the Animal Welfare League each day, sparking calls for people to adopt a fluffy feline.
Animal Welfare League spokesman Peter Sellen said the Wingfield shelter already had more than 100 kittens, and staff were bracing for more in coming weeks.
He said the number of unwanted and abandoned kittens usually increased by about 200 per cent as the breeding season peaked each November.
“The sheer volume of the increase is quite staggering,” Mr Sellen said.
The kitten influx has prompted the organisation to launch an urgent appeal to raise $10,000.
Donation tins are being placed at businesses across Adelaide as part of the We Need Your Help Fur Real campaign.
“Hundreds of animals will need to be fed and cared for as we try to find them a new home,” Mr Sellen said.
To cope with the increase in numbers, the shelter will also hire another staff member.
Shelter hand Laura Higgins said the Animal Welfare League was already “overwhelmed” with kittens.
“We’re hoping people will help out where they can by either donating their change or adopting an animal,” she said.
Those willing to help the Animal Welfare League by hosting a donation tin at their workplace should phone 08 8348 1300 (South Australia).
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